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53 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter Devon EX4 3RD

Refused Exeter 22/1422/LED Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness sought for existing use of property as small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 Use Class).

As published by the council, reference 22/1422/LED

Application record

Reference
22/1422/LED
Type
Lawfulness of Existing Use/Development
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Was not lawful use
Received
10 Oct 2022
Validated
7 Dec 2022
Decided
28 Apr 2023
Ward
St Davids
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
EX4 3RD

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Oct 2022

    Received by Exeter

  2. 7 Dec 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Was not lawful use

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • 23/0873/LED Granted

    53 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter EX4 3RD

    Certificate of lawfulness sought for existing use of property as small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 Use Class) (Resubmission of refused application ref. 22/1422/LED).

    Decided 15 Mar 2024 Lawful development

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Exeter refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About lawful development applications

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 53 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter EX4 3RD

    23/0873/LED Submitted 12 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness sought for existing use of property as small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 Use Class) (Resubmission of refused application ref. 22/1422/LED).

    Granted Lawful development 9 docs

  • 52 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter Devon EX4 3RD

    22/1421/LED Submitted 10 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness sought for existing use of property as small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 Use Class).

    Refused Lawful development 6 docs

  • 52 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter EX4 3RD

    23/0872/LED Submitted 12 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness sought for existing use of property as small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 Use Class) (Resubmission of refused application ref. 22/1421/LED).

    Granted Lawful development 9 docs

  • 58 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter EX4 3RD

    23/0874/LED Submitted 12 Jul 2023 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness sought for existing use of property as small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 Use Class) (Resubmission of refused application ref. 22/1423/LED).

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs

  • 58 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter Devon EX4 3RD

    22/1423/LED Submitted 10 Oct 2022 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawfulness sought for existing use of property as small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) (C4 Use Class).

    Refused Lawful development 8 docs

  • 11 Richmond Court St Davids Exeter EX4 3RA

    24/0793/LED Submitted 11 Jul 2024 50 yards away

    House in Multiple Occupation for four people (Use Class C4)

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs

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  • 26/1218/LPD Granted

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